"No possession can surpass, or even equal a good library, to the lover of books. Here are treasured up for his daily use and delectation, riches which increase by being consumed, and pleasures that never cloy."

-- John Alfred Langford

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“I like to write a lot of satire.”
“We are going to need organizations that are culturally equipped to adapt. They must have internal processes that are creative, generative, and productive rather than controlled, confining, and normative. In short, we must UNSHACKLE THE HUMAN BRAIN and exploit its productive potential.”

Source : Karl Albrecht, Steven Albrecht (1987). “The creative corporation”, Richard d Irwin
“Great ideas travel slowly, and for a time noiselessly, as the gods whose feet were shod with wool.”
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
“I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.”
“punctuality is the thief of adventure ...”

Source : Jan Struther (1938). “Try anything twice: essays and sketches”
“Like families, competitors can bring out the worst as well as the best in each other. Like romance, competition has many faces, some of them ugly. In addition to showing me my grace and graciousness, the mirror of sports has reflected back to me my jealousy, pettiness, and arrogance.”
“People do too much. They say too much.”

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